I currently live in Salzburg, a little mountain city in central Austria. The capital city of Vienna lies to the east and to the west is Innsbruck, another mountainous and adventure-filled city. → Follow along my Austrian adventures on Instagram @JanaInAustria!…
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In my mission to visit every country in the world, when a long weekend shows up in the calendar, it always gets my brain whirring to see which new place I might be able to check off my list. In…
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I visited Croatia for the first time last summer, spending a few days in Dubrovnik in the very southern part of the country, as part of an eastern European train trip. I loved it so much - the iconic Croatian…
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One of my favourite things about Europe is the freedom of movement. The Schengen Zone, a collection of 25 of the 27 EU states (not Ireland and Cyprus) plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland, all sit under a singular visa,…
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We had just spent a night in Cologne, in northwestern Germany, to visit the immersive art exhibit about Claude Monet, one of my favourite painters. → Check out my guide to visiting Cologne! With the rest of our Sunday stretching…
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I first visited Cologne while I was still living in Brussels back in July 2021. At the time, borders in Europe were just starting to open up again and restrictions were easing as COVID case rates declined so I made the most…
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I have been living in Salzburg since late 2021 and, when I'm not off exploring the rest of the world, I love exploring this country that I've made my home. We are so lucky in Austria to have access to…
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I first visited Paris as a young girl to visit Disneyland, with only hazy memories of the experience. I went back to Paris many years later in 2017, the first stop of my first ever solo backpacking trip, a two-week…
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We spent a long weekend in Paris to celebrate our one-year anniversary and it was as romantic as you could imagine it to be. I first visited Paris as a young girl to visit Disneyland, with only hazy memories of…
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I was born in Europe, lived here for eight years in my childhood, came back to visit many times while growing up in North America, and eventually moved back here in 2020, living first in Belgium and now in Austria.…
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In my mission to visit every single country (and territory) in the world, my adventures sometimes see me traveling to some rather unique destinations that are very unlikely to be on most people's radars. So when I proposed a weekend…
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We visited the Dolomites for the first time a month ago, spending four incredible days exploring the highlights of the region. You could spend weeks exploring in any season of the year and still not cover it all; we plan…
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Visiting the Dolomites has been on the top of my bucket list for so long! Given that I've been living just a few hours' drive away from the Dolomites for nearly four years, I can't believe it's taken me this…
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Salzburg in summer is truly a fairytale. The city comes alive with events and celebrations as the temperatures soar and the sun beams down upon us. Sometimes, mountain summer storms crash down and it seems as though a year's worth…
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